When a book goes well, it abandons me. I am the most abandoned writer in the world.
Jim Crace
Recitation: by Male by Female
We were unusually brought up; there was no gender differentiation. I was never thought of as any less than my brother.
Maya Lin
BrotherThoughtGenderNeverUpAny
As the eldest son of an Alabama sharecropper family, I was constantly troubled by a collage of North American southern behaviors and notions in reference to the inhumanity of people. There were questions that I did not know how to ask but could, in my young, unsophisticated way, articulate a series of answers.
John Henrik Clarke
FamilySonPeopleAmericanQuestions
We've been paying for 100 percent of preventive care. But if you're not getting annual physicals, then you're not going to gain a financial incentive, so effectively your insurance premium with us will go up.
Steven Burd
FinancialCareInsuranceYouGoUp
I was just happy with having friends that I liked and going to shows that I wanted to see.
Soccer Mommy
HappyFriendsSeeGoingJustWanted
I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years. I only published 50 copies, which I gave to friends, in a special deluxe edition. It was ridiculously expensive but I'm glad that I did it.
Tom Glazer
PoetryFriendsSeriousSpecialOver
People who want to do stand-up from the start - I mean that's an extremely self-centred thing to want, isn't it?
Ronnie Corbett
PeopleStartWantMeanWhoThing
The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
Ruth Benedict
LifeCommunityHistoryDownFirst
Probably the toughest time in my life was - was standing there with Ann as we hugged each other and the diagnosis came. And I was afraid it was Lou Gehrig's disease. As we came into the doctor's office, the brochures on his table there were Lou Gehrig's, ALS, and multiple sclerosis.
Mitt Romney
LifeTimeDoctorMy LifeTable
I never dwell on what I've personally achieved.
Lubna Olayan
DwellNeverPersonallyAchieved
I believe that independent film making is the last frontier of creative expression available. So I'm always willing to lend a helping hand to a young film maker who's just getting into the business.
Lloyd Kaufman
BusinessCreativeBelieveYoungHand
I actually had the good fortune to work with Nick Hoult on 'Mad Max' in Africa, so we became really fast friends.
Josh Helman
WorkGoodFriendsMadFastAfrica
If you want a long-term relationship that doesn't require a lot of work, I say, get a dog. They love you no matter what. But when it comes to humans, there's no secret; you really have to appreciate the person every single day.
Denis Leary
WorkDogLoveRelationshipDayYou
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